{"product_id":"kama-sutra-isbn-9780143106593","title":"Kama Sutra","description":"\u003cb\u003e A gorgeous deluxe edition of the world's most celebrated guide  to life, love, relationships and pleasure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLittle is known about Vatsyayana, who is reputed to have composed  the \u003ci\u003eKama Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e \"while observing a celibate's life in full  meditation.\" In Sanskrit the word \"kama\" means desire, especially for  sensual pleasure, and its proper pursuit was considered an essential  part of a young, urbane gentleman's well-rounded education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntold numbers of readers are curious about the \u003ci\u003eKama Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e but put off by its clichéd image as an erotic Oriental curiosity. This  elegant edition offers a compelling modern translation of a classic  Indian masterpiece-and a wry and entertaining account of human desire  and foibles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\"This clear and elegant new translation is the work of A. N. D. Haksar, a former Indian diplomat and a well-known translator of Sanskrit classics. It’s worth attending to, and not merely because Valentine’s Day is nearly here, and your partner might find this sleek new Penguin Classics edition an intellectual aphrodisiac, though it contains no erotic illustrations, except several sublime ones on its cover. (For a certain audience, all Penguin Classics are trance-inducing objects of lust.)\" — \u003cb\u003eDwight Garner,  \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eVatsyayana\u003c\/b\u003e's given name was Mallanaga and he was most likely  from the Madhya Desha, once India's cultural heartland. He lives  sometime between the first and third centuries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA.N.D. Haksar\u003c\/b\u003e is a well-known translator of Sanskrit classics,  many of which have been published by Penguin Classics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalika Favre\u003c\/b\u003e is a French graphic designer and illustrator based  in London.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303162269925,"sku":"NP9780143106593","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143106593.jpg?v=1767730619","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/kama-sutra-isbn-9780143106593","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}